This is an analysis of the poem Self Examination Is A Process That Must Take Place that begins with:

I am not one up to addressing stress.
Or the affects of neglecting the effects of it....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXabbaccac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111100101 1001001000100 111011010100 0110100 01110111110 1101 1100110101 101101001001010101 11010111010 110101000111111 0100010011011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 505
  • Average number of words per stanza: 87
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, to are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Self Examination Is A Process That Must Take Place;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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